sterilization | Food Engineering

Printing/Marking

SÜDPACK, LEIBINGER Join Forces on Continuous Inkjet Inks for Recyclable Film Packaging

September 12, 2024

SÜDPACK and industrial printing specialist LEIBINGER have joined forces test the suitability of continuous inkjet (CIJ) inks for printing on recyclable films for packaging food that is sterilized following the packaging process.

Understanding E-Beam Effectiveness in Food Safety Applications

Andrew Patton

August 13, 2024

E-Beam (electron beam) technology, a form of ionizing radiation, has emerged as a tool for enhancing food safety.

Good Foods fresh guacamole, Applegate’s oven roasted turkey

Food Safety

Getting Pressure to Remove the Heat?

High-pressure processing—or cold pasteurization—can be a significant investment, but if your product is perceived as organic, high-end, minimally processed and nutritional, it may well be worth the investment.

Wayne Labs

December 26, 2023

If you’re touting the natural, delicate flavors of your product, take the heat off the sterilization step and apply cold pressure instead.

Software/Devices

Allpax and ProMach Introduces Software Suite

June 22, 2023

The new suite includes retort supervisory control (AllSet), tamper resistant data capture (AllLog) and retort and retort room automation machine control (AllView).

Cleaning/Sanitization

JBT Corp. Introduces Continuous Rotary Pressure Sterilizer

June 2, 2023

The JBT 2.1m Pressure Rotary has a larger diameter for increased throughput without extra floor space.

New Plant Products

Unfired steam generators

February 20, 2020

Unfired steam generators produce clean steam with steam or high temperature hot water as an energy source and are suitable for clean steam applications, humidification, sterilization, food processing and parts cleaning.

Food processing innovation startup focused on modernizing manufacturing

Solve For Food plans to build an innovation center in Northwest Arkansas aimed at bringing the industry into the new age.

Debra Schug

September 8, 2017

Solve For Food wants to lead the industry into a new age of food processing. The company is seeking financing for its first Food Innovation Center, which will provide processors concept-to-consumption food production and innovation services using MATS.

Technology Sourcebook

Clean steam generator

January 15, 2016

A skid-mounted system, the Spirax Sarco CSM-C 600 compact clean steam generator provides dry, saturated steam that meets the requirements of HTM2031, HTM2010 and EN285 standards.

Freudenberg Fluoroprene XP fluorinated universal material

Technology Sourcebook

Processing industry material

January 15, 2015

Approved for use by US and European regulators, Freudenberg Fluoroprene XP fluorinated universal material for process seals resists water-based and fatty media.